EFFECT: 

Narrows the types of government-funded projects that state agencies and local governments are required to consider the use of biochar products for to only public works projects.

Modifies the list of circumstances when state agencies and local governments are not required to use biochar products to specify that only one, rather than all, criteria on the list needs to be met.

Modifies the definition of biochar to specify that biochar is derived from biomass waste materials including forest, agricultural, yard, urban wood, food, and biosolid residuals.